Male Pet Dog Names
Names for pet dogs. Canine- and dog-related names. Names that mean dog, hound,
coyote, whelp, pup, clawed, hunter, huntress, etc. Also see Wolf Names and Fox Names.
 
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Frederick of Wales had a dog given to him by 
Alexander Pope, and on the collar were these words: 
"I am his Highness's dog at Kew; Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?"

1. ACTAEON (Actæon): Greek myth name of a hunter who was torn to pieces by his own dogs, meaning "effulgence." He was then transformed into a deer, thus himself becoming the hunted. 

2. ACTEON: Variant of Actaeon, Greek myth name of a hunter who was torn to pieces by his own dogs, meaning "effulgence." He was then transformed into a deer, thus himself becoming the hunted. 

   • Here is a list of the names of Actaeon's 50 dogs:
     1. ALCE: "strength."
     2. AMARYNTHOS: "from Amarythia," in Eubaea.
     3. ASBOLOS: "soot-colored."
     4. BANOS: meaning unknown.
     5. BOREAS: "north wind."
     6. CANACHE: "ringwood."
     7. CHEDIAETROS (Chediætros): meaning unknown.
     8. CISSETA: meaning unknown.
     9. CORAN: "cropped; crop-eared."
     10. CYLLO: "halt."
     11. CYLLOPOTES: "zig-zag runner."
     12. CYPRIOS: "the Cyprian."
     13. DRACO: "the dragon."
     14. DROMAS: "the courser."
     15. DROMIOS: "seize-'em."
     16. ECHNOBAS: meaning unknown.
     17. EUDROMOS: "good-runner."
     18. HARPALE: "voracious."
     19. HARPIEA: "tear-'em."
     20. ICHOBATE: "track-follower."
     21. LABROS: "furious."
     22. LACAENA (Lacæna): "lioness."
     23. LACHNE: "glossy-coated."
     24. LACON: "Spartan."
     25. LADON: "from Ladon," in Arcadia.
     26. LAELAPS (Lælaps): "hurricane."
     27. LAMPOS: "shining-one."
     28. LEUCOS: "grey."
     29. LYCISCA: meaning unknown.
     30. LYNCEA: meaning unknown.
     31. MACHIMOS: "boxer."
     32. MELAMPE: "black."
     33. MELANCHETE: "black-coat."
     34. MELANEA: "black."
     35. MENELEA: meaning unknown.
     36. MOLOSSOS: "from Molossos."
     37. NAPA: "begotten by a wolf."
     38. NEBROPHONOS: "fawn-killer."
     39. OCYDROMA: "swift-runner."
     40. ORESITROPHOS: "mountain-bred."
     41. ORIBASOS: "mountain-ranger."
     42. PACHYTOS: "thick-skinned."
     43. PAMPHAGOS: "ravenous."
     44. PAEMENIS: "leader."
     45. PTERELAS: "winged."
     46. STRICTA: "spot."
     47. THERIDAMAS: "beast-tamer" or "subduer."
     48. THERON: "savage-faced."
     49. THOOS (Thoös): "swift."
     50. URANIS: "heavenly-one."
3. ANKLES: From the vocabulary word. Good name for a dog that "nips at the ankles."
4. APOLLON: Original Greek form of Latin Apollo, possibly meaning "destroyer." This was the name of Elizabeth of Behomia's dog.
5. ARGUS: "Watchful guardian." This is the name of Ulysses' dog who waited ten years for his return from the Trojan War.
6. ARTOO: From the name of a small robot in the Star Wars movie. Variant, R2, exists.
7. BANJO: From the vocabulary word.
8. BASCO: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) short for Tobasco; 2) hot; spicy; fiery.
9. BARKLEY: From the surname Barkley which is the northern Irish variant of Scottish Barclay, meaning "birch wood clearing." 
10. BARKY: Invented name meaning "barks a lot."
11. BBWADDENE: African Ganda name meaning "large dog."
12. BEAST GLATISANT: "Barking Beast." A monster that was the subject of quests by Sirs Pellinore, Palamedes, Percival and other knights. The hideous beast had the neck and head of a serpent, the haunches of a lion, the skin of the leopard, and the cloven feet of a stag. It was called the "barking beast" because of the sound it made, barking like "thirty couple hounds questing." The first account of this beast is in the Perlesvaus. In Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, Arthur confronts the beast right after his affair with Morgause. Then Merlin reveals that the beast had been borne by a princess who lusted after her own brother.
13. BINGO: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) a game; 2) slang for "on the mark."
14. BISCUIT: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) a small cake of shortened bread leavened with baking powder or soda; 2) a thin, crisp cracker; 3) a cookie; 4) a pale brown color; 5) clay that has been fired but not glazed.
15. BOATSWAIN: Name of Lord Byron's favorite dog, buried in the garden of Newstead Abbey.
16. BOJANGLES: From the song? Meaning unknown.
17. BONGO: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) one of a pair of connected tuned drums played by beating with the hands.
18. BOOTS: Slang for "kicks; advantageous; helpful." Good name for a dog who likes to chew on shoes.
19. BOZO: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) dance; 2) fool; one who acts like a clown.
20. BRAVO: From the Italian vocabulary word meaning "a shout of approval." 
21. BRUTUS: Roman Latin name meaning "heavy." This was the name of the Roman politician and general who conspired to assassinate Julius Caesar.
22. BUBBA: From a baby's attempt to say "brother."
23. BUDDY: From the vocabulary word meaning "good friend; comrade; partner; chum."
24. BULL: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) like a bull; strong; aggressive; pushy; forceful; tough. Variant: Bully.
25. BUNKY: Invented name meaning "sleeps a lot."
26. BUSTER: "Breaker, smasher." English slang term for someone who breaks things transferred to forename use, originally derived from the verb bust, meaning "to break, smash." 
27. CABAL: The name of Arthur's dog. According to the Historia Britonum, "There is another marvel in the region which is called Buelt. There is a mound of stones there and one stone placed above the pile with the pawprint of a dog in it. When Cabal, who was the dog of Arthur the soldier, was hunting the boar Troynt, he impressed his print in the stone, and afterwards Arthur assembled a stone mound under the stone with the print of his dog, and it is called the Carn Cabal. And men come and remove the stone in their hands for the length of a day and a night; and on the next day it is found on top of its mound." Variants: Cabal, Cafall.
28. CADDIE: From the vocabulary word meaning "attendant; one who does odd jobs." Variant: Caddy.
29. CAESAR: Ancient Roman name meaning "hairy."
30. CAILEAN: Scottish/Gaelic name meaning "whelp; young pup."
31. CALE: English nickname for Caleb, meaning "dog."
32. CALEB: "Dog." Biblical name of an Israelite who entered the promised land with Moses. He was probably so-named for his loyalty and devotion to God.
33. CASADA: An acronym for Close Air Support Alternative Design Analysis.
34. CERBERUS: "Demon of the pit." Latin form of Greek Kerberos, myth name of the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to Hades. 
35. CHA-CHA: From the name of a dance called the cha-cha.
36. CHAOS: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) confusion; disorder; unpredictability; 2) an abyss; a chasm. In Greek mythology, Chaos is the primordial substance from which the universe supposedly sprang.
37. CHASE: "Chase, hunt." Anglo-Norman surname transferred to English forename use. In the Middle Ages, it was a byname for a hunter.
38. CHIGARU: Egyptian name meaning "hound."
39. CHOMPER: From the vocabulary word. Suggestive of a dog that is tough, fierce. Bites or eats a lot.
40. COCIDIUS: Myth name of a Celtic hunter god, possibly meaning "of the woods."
41. COCO: Continental pet form of longer names starting with Co-. Might also be a variant of the word "cocoa (the drink)."
42. COILEAN (Coileán): Irish form of Scottish/Gaelic Cailean, meaning "whelp; young pup."
43. COLIN: English form of Scottish/Gaelic Cailean, meaning "whelp; young pup."
44. COLLIN: Variant of English Colin, meaning "whelp; young pup."
45. CÓNÁN: "Little hound/wolf." Irish/Gaelic name which was originally a nickname representing a diminutive form cú "hound, wolf."
46. CONAN: English form of Irish/Gaelic Cónán, meaning "little hound/wolf."
47. CONQUISTADOR: From the Spanish word for " conqueror."
48. CONWAY: "Yellow hound/wolf." Irish surname transferred to forename use, itself from Gaelic Ó Conbhuide "descendant of Cú Bhuidhe." 
49. COOKIE: 1) a crisp cake made from sweetened dough; 2) slang for a person of a specified kind; 3) in computer science a collection of information stored on a local computer.
50. COPERNICUS: Named after the Polish (or German) astronomer, possibly meaning "copper worker."
51. COPPER: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) having the color of copper; 2) slang for a coin; 3) a small butterfly; 4) slang for policeman.
52. COYOTL: Nahuatl name meaning "coyote."
53. CRUISER: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) a squad car; 2) like a fast warship; 3) a cabin cruiser; 4) slang for one who travels a lot.
54. CUAN (Cuán): "Little hound/wolf." Irish name derived from the element cú "hound/wolf, chief" combined with diminutive suffix.
55. CUBBY: From the vocabulary word meaning "a small room; a cubbyhole."
56. CU BHUIDHE (Cú Bhuidhe): "Yellow hound/wolf." Irish/Gaelic name derived from the elements cú "hound/wolf" and buidhe "yellow."
57. CU CHULAINN: Variant of Irish Cuchulainn, meaning "hound of Culann."
58. CUCHULAINN (Cúchulainn): "Hound of Culann." Irish myth name of a heroic warrior who accidentally killed his son Conlaoch.
59. CULLEN: "Whelp; young pup." Irish surname transferred to forename use, itself from Gaelic Ó Coileáin, meaning "descendant of Coileán." 
60. CUMHEA: Irish name meaning "hound of the plains." 
61. CUNOBELINUS: "Hound of Belenus." Celtic name of an ancient British king.
62. CUNOTIGERNOS: Old Celtic name meaning "hound-like Lord."
63. CYMBELINE: English form of Celtic Cunobelinus, meaning "hound of Belenus."
64. DANDY: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) slang for elegant or agreeable; 2) foppish.
65. DANGER: From the vocabulary word meaning "harmful; risky; perilous."
66. DANGLER: From the vocabulary word. Good name for a dog that hangs on the pants legs. 
67. DANTE: Named after the Italian poet. It is a nickname for Durante, meaning "steadfast."
68. DATA: From the vocabulary word. It is a computer term, the plural of Datum, meaning "organized information."
69. DAZ: An acronym for Deutsche Apotheker Zeitung, "German Apothecary Newspaper."
70. DRAVEN: English name possibly derived from the Old English word drǽfend, meaning "hunter." 
71. DENIZEN: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) an animal or plant naturalized in a region; a resident; an inhabitant; 2) one who frequents a particular place.
72. DEWDROP: From the vocabulary word meaning " a drop of dew."
73. DIGGER: From the vocabulary word, for a dog that "digs a lot."
74. DILLY: From the vocabulary word meaning "slang for remarkable; extraordinary."
75. DINKY: From the vocabulary word meaning "of small size; tiny; miniscule; little."
76. DISCO: Named after a popular dance called the disco.
77. D-O-G: Each letter is pronounced (dee-oh-gee).
78. DOOBIE: A variant of Hebrew Dubi, meaning "my bear." Variants: Dooby, Duby.
79. DRAGON: Aubrey of Montdider was murdered in 1371 in the forest of Bondy. His dog, Dragon, showed an unusual hatred for a man named Richard of Macaire, always snarling and ready to fly at his throat whenever he appeared. Suspicion was excited, and Richard of Macaire was condemned to a judicial combat with the dog. He was killed, and in his dying moments he confessed the crime.
80. DROID: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) robot; android; 2) slang for one who is naive, has blind faith.
81. DROOPY: From the vocabulary word, or named after one of the Seven Dwarfs from the Snow White story. The name suggests one who appears dejected, exhausted, or tired.
82. DRUDWYN: Welsh legend name of a whelp of Greid. Supposed to be the only hound who can hunt Twrch Trwyth.
83. DUDE: Masculine form of Dudine. From the New York City slang word for a "fastidious man," but the word was originally used to refer to the devotees of the aesthetic craze of the late 1800s and was later used by Westerners in reference to "city slickers (Dudes and Dudines)" from the East. 
84. DUFFY: "Black peace." Scottish surname transferred to forename use, itself from Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe "son of Duibhshíth."
85. DUKE: English name derived from the vocabulary word, duke, itself from Latin dux, meaning "commander, leader." Also a slang word meaning "fist." 
86. DUMPY: From the vocabulary word meaning "resembling a dump; shabby; disreputable."
87. DUSTY: Pet form of English Dustin, probably meaning "Thor's stone." Also a vocabulary word meaning "resembling dust; powdery; tinged with grey."
88. EARWIG: 1) an insect of the order Dermaptera; 2) one who attempts to influence by persistent confidential talk. Good name for a talking bird that talks a lot.
89. ELMO: Italian name of Germanic origin, derived from the element helm, meaning "helmet, protection." This is also the name of a city in the state of Missouri.
90. ELVIS: Possibly a form of Old English Alvis, meaning "all wise."
91. EWOK: "Small and bear-like." Named after the fictional Star Wars creatures of the same name.
92. FANDANGO: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) Spanish or Spanish-American dance; 2) nonsense, tomfoolery, or foolish behavior.
93. FANG: From the vocabulary word meaning "pointed tooth of an animal."
94. FARGO: A variant of Hungarian Vargo, itself a variant of Varga, an occupational surname meaning "cobbler; shoemaker."
95. FEARLESS: From the vocabulary word meaning "having no fear; brave; courageous; bold; intrepid; valorous; valiant; dauntless; heroic."
96. FIDDLESTICKS: From the vocabulary word, a slang term used to express mild annoyance. Good name for a feisty pup.
97. FIDO: Latin name meaning "I trust." Once a popular name for dogs. 
98. FINGERS: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) fingers; 2) handles; touches; 3) slang for a tattler, informer.
99. FLIM-FLAM: Slang term meaning 1) nonsense; humbug; deception; swindle; 2) a swindler; a crook; a thief.
100. FLOPSY: Invented name meaning "one who flops."
101. FOLEY: From the Irish surname, itself a form of Gaelic Ó Foghladha "descendant of Foghlaidh," a byname meaning "pirate, plunderer." 
102. FOLLY: Vocabulary word derived from Old French folie, from fol, meaning "madman, insane person," itself from Latin follis, meaning "bellows; leather bag," which in Vulgar Latin was used in reference to a "windbag; empty-headed person." 

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